The Rise of Women (in Philanthropy)
Release Date:
09/24/2012
... York , the regional association of grantmakers in the Tri- State area. Over a working lunch in June, the committee ...
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For Americans Seeking Good Jobs, Four Values are Key
Release Date:
09/10/2015
... Des Moines, we found that stability won the day for Iowa State Fair goers. To further explore these two ...
Ford Foundation Appoints David Barth as Director of Youth Opportunity and Learning
Release Date:
10/19/2015
The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of David Barth as director of its Youth Opportunity and Learning program.
13
Apr
2016
Legal Series - Self-Dealing (Family Foundations & Family Offices)
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... tax law or a "related party transaction" under New York State law Common "self-dealing" pitfalls and how to avoid .....
Barry I. Schloss Named New Weinberg Foundation Board Chair
Release Date:
03/01/2016
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation announced that Barry I. Schloss has been named the new Chair of the Board. He will also continue in his role as Treasurer/CFO.
New Joint NEH & Mellon Foundation Fellowship Encourages Digital Research in the Humanities
Release Date:
03/01/2016
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the two largest funders of humanities research in the United States, announced a new joint fellowship opportunity to support high-quality “born digital” research in...
13
Oct
2016
Why is Wage Theft on the Rise as the Minimum Wage Increases to $15?
Thursday, October 13, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... Association Terri Gerstein , Labor Bureau Chief, New York State Attorney General's Office Adolfo Lopez and JoAnn Lum , .....
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Feb
2017
Invisible No More: Native Realities in a Post-Election Era
Thursday, February 2, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
The Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock has attracted broad public attention with wider implications for the country as a whole. Reaching the eyes and ears of New Yorkers, this effort is rooted in historical and contentious struggles not only...
05
Jan
2017
Resistance and Resilience Strategy of the Climate Movement - Webinar
Thursday, January 5, 2017 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
The political landscape nationally and in many states appears increasingly hostile to action on climate change. All indications are that we will be faced with attempts to roll back progress on climate change and clean energy. Given that communities...
19
Apr
2017
Legal Series - Self-Dealing and Conflicts of Interest (Family Foundations & Family Offices)
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... tax law or a "related party transaction" under New York State law Common "self-dealing" pitfalls and how to avoid .....
18
May
2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Calls: Recent Policy Developments and Their Impact - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, May 18, 2017 -
4:00pm to 5:15pm
... on a first come, first served basis.* From the Lone Star State to the White House, the month of May has seen several ...
09
Aug
2017
What is Climate's Impact on Migration? A Look Beyond the Headlines - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Wednesday, August 9, 2017 -
3:00pm to 4:15pm
The terms ‘climate migration’ and ‘climate refugee’ are increasingly seen across headlines. Less clear is how, why, and to what extent the impacts of climate change actually drive migration and influence the experience of migrants and refugees...
American Cities Lead the Way Amongst 25 Climate Change Projects Competing to be C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards 2017 Winners
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Eleven US cities, including Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., are among the 25 finalists for the C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards 2017. These projects represent the most ambitious and...
Mike Bloomberg Offers to 'Match Every Donation' to Fight Gun Violence
Release Date:
10/05/2017
On Wednesday afternoon, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg took to Twitter to announce that he will match donations given to Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit organization that advocates for gun control that he founded in 2014.
06
Mar
2018
Legal Series - Self-Dealing (Family Foundations & Family Offices)
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... tax law or a "related party transaction" under New York State law Common "self-dealing" pitfalls and how to avoid .....
26
Jun
2018
Should My Company and Its Philanthropy Care About the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals? A Roundtable Discussion
Tuesday, June 26, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
In September 2015, 193 member States of the United Nations adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a call for action by all countries, poor, rich and middle-income to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. The call is being...
Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Lori Bezahler Writes Op-Ed on Activism Led by Young People of Color for The Nation
Release Date:
03/28/2018
... members of Power U and Dream Defenders took over the state capitol to protest the “stand your ground” laws ...
27
Jun
2018
Where Are the Children? Family Separation Becomes U.S. Immigration Enforcement Policy - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Since October 2017, the U.S. government has forcibly separated at least 2,400 children—including hundreds who are under four years old—from their parents as they arrive on our southern border seeking refuge. Attorneys and other humanitarian aid...
Andy Warhol Foundation Joins Growing Number of Organizations Condemning University of Kansas Over Its Removal of Josephine Meckseper’s Flag
Release Date:
07/25/2018
... piece are Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer and Secretary of State Kris Kobach , who called it a “desecration” of an ...
A Consequential Myth
Release Date:
04/09/2019
Race is a fictive idea that holds real-life consequences. As a black man, who has a six-foot-and-three-inch-tall presence, I am intimately familiar with the tangibility of the myth. Although many anthropologist and geneticists have disproved any...